Man Booked For Raping Minor & Pressurizing Her Family To Convert To Islam: Allahabad High Court Denies Him Bail

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday rejected the bail plea of a man who has been accused of raping a minor girl and pressurizing her family members to convert to Islam. 

Considering the seriousness of the matter and that the minor daughter was raped and the entire family was asked to convert their religion, the Bench of Justice Ajit Singh denied bail to one Abdul Rahman.

The facts in brief

Rahman has been booked in a case registered under sections 452/376/120-B IPC, and section 3/4, 17/18 POCSO Act, and section 3/5(1) U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act 2020 and 66E Information Technology (Amendment) Act.

As per the F.I.R., which had been registered against the accused/petitioner and co-accused Kalim, it was alleged that Rahman entered into the house of the complainant and forcibly raped her minor daughter when she was alone at her house.

It was also alleged that the accused made a video clip of the victim and was pressurizing her for establishing physical relation again, and when the complainant (father of the victim) asked the father (of the accused) to get the video clip deleted, then he said when your entire family will convert the religion then my son will marry to your daughter else I will marry her.

Submissions

The counsel for the applicant submitted that the accused was innocent and he had been falsely implicated in the matter and that he had no criminal history and he was languishing in jail since January 26.

The AGA opposed the bail plea and submitted that a video clip that was made of the minor victim had been taken in possession by the police during the investigation.

He further submitted that the girl was a minor aged about 14 years and the accused and his family also tried to pressurize the victim's family to get their religion converted.

Denying him bail, the Court observed thus:

"After considering the facts and circumstances of the case and considering the seriousness of the matter and minor daughter was raped and the entire family was asked to convert their religion, without expressing any opinion on the merits of this case, this court does not deem it fit to release the applicant on bail."

Case title - Abdul Rahman @ Golu v. State of U.P.

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